Former OpenAI board member says Elon Musk offered her sperm donations
Zilis said Musk fathered four children as she testified about early OpenAI for-profit talks and her ties to the company and its leaders.
- On Wednesday, former OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis testified in federal court in Oakland, California, addressing her complex relationship with co-founder Elon Musk and her oversight role at the company.
- Musk filed a $134 billion lawsuit alleging "unjust enrichment" against CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, claiming OpenAI violated its nonprofit mission after accepting his $38 million in early donations.
- Responding to accusations she acted as a "funnel" for information, Zilis testified her allegiance remained with OpenAI while detailing their "strictly confidential" sperm donation agreement reached around 2020.
- Having left the board in March 2023 as Musk launched rival firm xAI, Zilis maintained her personal connection never impacted professional decisions, telling jurors, "I had an allegiance to the best outcome, AI for humanity."
- Scheduled to continue through late May, the trial involves a nine-person jury and Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, with Musk potentially recalled to the stand following his earlier testimony.
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OpenAI Exec Says Elon Musk Wanted Kids With Her
ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA A court case involving Elon Musk and OpenAI has led to renewed public attention surrounding the billionaire’s personal life, including how he fathered the number of children he now has. During a hearing, Shivon Zilis, a high-profile executive involved in early conversations around OpenAI’s direction before later working closely with Musk-linked tech ventures, testified about the arrangement. Zilis has four children with Musk…
How a mother of Elon Musk’s children became a key witness in his lawsuit against OpenAI
By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Shivon Zilis was an under-the-radar executive at Elon Musk’s companies and an OpenAI board member back in 2022. But she was hiding a major secret – Musk was the father of her twins born the year before. Now, her ties to the Tesla CEO have put her at the center of a courtroom battle between the world’s richest man and the company credited with kicking off the AI boom. Zilis’ testimony on Wednesday shed light on the fund…
Elon Musk's 'Mole' or Mother of Four? Shivon Zilis Tells Court How Starlink CEO Offered Sperm Donation
Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis were thrust into view in a federal courtroom in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, where Zilis testified for hours in Musk's lawsuit over OpenAI's shift towards a for profit structure and described how he offered to donate sperm in 2020, leading to the birth of their children. Her evidence ranged from boardroom disputes to intensely private decisions, giving the case an unusually personal edge. "He wanted everyone arou…
In court, former Neuralink manager Shivon Zilis describes details of a confidential fundraising agreement with Elon Musk. Their statements incriminate OpenAI.
Musk Companion, Former OpenAI Board Member Shivon Zilis Testifies in OpenAI Trial
Shivon Zilis, a long-time associate of Elon Musk and a former board member at OpenAI, took the stand on Wednesday in a trial accusing the company’s founders of betraying their philanthropic mission to create artificial intelligence for the good of all humanity. Musk, who is also the father of Zilis’s four children, sued co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman in 2024, alleging they bilked him out of $38 million in donations, then restructured a…
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